OKAY, I am looking to buy a new watch, but I really do not know what the real differences between these two watches. I just really do not know the differences, so I need some advise form some one or people who really knows watches. I mean can some one see through the advertising dollars.

Here is what I know or I think I know.

Oceanus - OCW100TLA-1AV 3 Hand Analog $350.00. Stats. Ti case(plus), Solar Power(plus, I think), Atomic timekeeping, sets the current time with no human intervention (plus, I think), 100M water resistant(plus), 10-20 years of never needing a battery change(plus), seem to be very light weight(plus).

To me the Oceanus 3 Hand Analog has not real style which is important, but the watch has all the function I like.

Bathys Hawaii - Quartz Mens | 100 Fathom in Black PVD $500.00. Stats. Seems to be really well made(plus, I hear). the quartz mech. may last up to 3 to 4 years without need of maintenance(OK, I think), Very Small Company and they go the extra mile(plus, I know this fact), not to heavy but light(OK), 200M water resistant(plus, i fixed the post thanks), Steel case (OK really want Ti)

To me the Bathys Hawaii - Quartz Mens | 100 Fathom has a lot of style, and seems to be very easy to read the watch.

Now, the watch I us now is a Pulsar Solar analog. The watch is great I have had it for 10 years, keeps perfect time and has never need any maintenance. I have rock climb, kayak, biked, traveled, worked, surfed, and banged it up with no damaged, except the glass is really scratched up by now.

So why should a person buy a Bathys Hawaii or any other high end watch company like (Breitling) with so little features compared to a Oceanus type watch.

Sorry, If this question is really immature when it comes to watches, I am new at this game.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post and repley.

April 3rd, 2008

twhorn

Re: Bathys Hawaii VS Oceanus

I believe that the Bathys has 200M water resistance and has a titanium coated steel case with a grade 5 titanium back. I think you are paying for over all build quality as opposed to a medley of features. The Bathys also has sick domed sapphire and I don't know what the Oceanus has(Edit: 2 seconds with google, and yes the Oceanus has sapphire). I'm the less is more kind of guy when it comes to style. I should note that I do own the Bathys in question and it is an awesome watch.

April 3rd, 2008

roastpuff

Re: Bathys Hawaii VS Oceanus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agilism

So why should a person buy a Bathys Hawaii or any other high end watch company like (Breitling) with so little features compared to a Oceanus type watch.

Sorry, If this question is really immature when it comes to watches, I am new at this game.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post and repley.

A watch has one purpose - to tell the time. If said watch does its job reasonably well I will say that mission accomplished, and other features are just bonuses, that are often not used. Really, how often will you check your watch against the US atomic clock readout to see that it's THAT accurate? As long as it's within a minute or two, I think most people are satisfied with how accurate their watches are. Features are things companies add to draw people to buy their products. "Oooh, this TV has 1080p HD!" or "This car has a FRIDGE!" or "This house has 2.75 bathrooms!" - everything is designed to market an item so that it sounds "cool" and people want to buy it. It's the same with watches. Chronographs, day/date, timing bezels, GMT hands, power reserve gauges... they're all features added to a watch to make them more expensive and more desirable by people so they can one-up their neighbor. "My watch can whistle Dixie, can yours?!" or "Mine can stand up to hot lava, can yours?!" (The hot lava thing would be the Bathys. :-d Check out the youtube video.)

Most people buy higher-end watches for their looks and cachet (reputation, prestige, exclusivity) compared to your regular Timex/Casio/Seiko5 watches, which are often more accurate and much, much cheaper. In a manner of speaking, it's a more subdued fom men-bling - we don't carry purses, wear necklaces/earrings/rings often (if at all) and most of us don't wear gold chains. It's a way for us to flaunt our disposable income, and justifying it as "I'm owning a piece of history" or "This watch is for diving/racing/swimming/boardroom/whatever."

The Bathys certainly falls under that category of "looker" watches - and I have a Bathys myself because I was drawn to the design and the exclusivity (especially the UV PVD Quartz, which I have and which is not made anymore - less than 150 exist in the world) of Bathys watches. They produce less than 700 watches a year, compared to Rolex which puts out 30-40 thousand or more (more, I think) a year. Plus the Bathys is much cheaper than some of the watches I've had before, while still being as much a great watch as they were. :-!

All I ask of my watches are that they have an attractive design, are easily legible, are fairly accurate, have a robust and reliable design and is kept fairly simple by the manufacturer. I don't want no fancy-schmancy atomic solar whatevers that I have to fiddle with first (yes, I've had an atomic analog/digital Casio before, and yes, it was a PITA to set up to receive) before it'll sync up properly and display the time correctly, not 20 minutes off.

If you really do want to get into the watch game, I suggest starting off with some cheaper models - entry-level Seikos and Citizens are good starting watches to see if you really want to keep doing this stuff, as is some Orient or Invicta watches.

Oh, by the way - Ti scratches easily, and is not easily fixed. The domed sapphire glass on the Bathys will also be more shatter-resistant, and probably more scratch-resistant, because of the higher-grade materials on the Bathys. It's a very well made watch. The lume on the Bathys will be better than the lume of the Oceanus, guaranteed. The maintenance required is little more than a battery change. Plus, it's SO much more stylish and very comfortable to wear - I have my UV PVD 100 Fathom Quartz on the leather strap and sometimes I forget it's there; it's quite light and the curved lugs really make it fit well.

In the end, it's your choice.

Good thing we're not talking automatic watches yet! That's a whole other can of worms we've not opened yet. b-)

April 4th, 2008

HalifaxNS

Re: Bathys Hawaii VS Oceanus

I have to vote for the Bathys,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,always do.

They are a great compromise between price and quality, Im not one for features(unless needed) just one more thing to go wrong, rather be very good at one thing than ok at alot.

I too want a atomic watch, but im thinking Junghans mega 1000, it may be worth checking out.

Best of luck

April 4th, 2008

userfriendly

Re: Bathys Hawaii VS Oceanus

I have to go with the Bathys, it looks better. I have the 100 Fathoms and I have to say that it is very nice and solid, not to mention it is very comfortable on the rubber strap. I had to add something about the lume, it is awesome on the Bathys.